Boltwork for safes and the like



June 26, 1928.1 1,675,155

v I F.5J. BREMER BOLTWORK FOR SAFES AND THE LIKE Filed April 15. 1927 Z/Q HZ VENTOR $44 IL.

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BOL'IWORK FOR SAFES' AND Application filed 'April'15, 1927. Serial No. 185100;.

T'lhis invent ion relates to boltf wor k for sates andthe like, and more particularly relates to a bolt cup in which the end of a bolt seatswhen the door is closed and the en a 'e-d either behind a shoulder or else in a hole in the safe jam-b. Sometimes a bo'lt cup havin-ga central recess is placed in the hole merelyv for the purpose of forming a lining therefor. on the j am'b. It is essential that the bolt lit behind the shoulder 0.1 in the bolt cupso tightly that there is no outward play of the doorpermitted, yet to fit loose enough to permit reciprocation of. the bolt easily and smoothly.i;lt has been practicallyimpossibl'e to place these shoulders, or .-.the bolt holes, so accurately on the jambthat the bolts will makethe fit desired; Accordingly, it has been the practice heretoliore. in I fitting'a safe door to drive the metal shoulder one way or the other tfo-make the bolt fit tighter or looser as required. With a bolt cup ithas been the practice heretofore either'to drive the metal up to fit the bolt or to cut some of the metal away to establish the fit desired. This method of obtaining the correct fit of the bolt is very crude and creates an unsightly appearance, due to the marring and distorting of the metal.

The principal object of my invention is to provide means whereby the desired fit of the bolt in a bolt cup may be obtained readily and easily without requiring any metal to be driven one way or the other or any part of the structure to be marred or distorted.

Another object of my invention is to provide means of the character describedwhich will insure the maintenance of the correct fit of the bolt in the bolt cup after the correct fit has once been obtained.

A further object of my invention is to provide an improved bolt cup whereby the cor rect fit of the bolt in the bolt cup may be obtained readily and easily and permanently without requiring the distortion or marring of any part of the structure.

Other objects of this invention Will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

In accordance with my invention, I pro vide a bolt cup having a bolt hole eccentrically located therein. The bolt cup is Such hole is not adjustable adapted to be placed in the jiam b wall of the safe and rotated, so that the hole in the-cup may-be placed in" exactly theright positionon the jamb for the correct fit of the bolt therein. Then the bolt'cup'may be permanently secured in place on the jamb so that the corrcct-fit-of the bolt will be maintained permanently. i

, In order that aclearer understanding of this invention may be had, attention is here by directed towthe accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and illus-' trating one possible embodiment of my invention. Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 isa. sectional view of a. jamb' wall-and a complementary door edge walLo-f .a safe, and including a, bolt cup embodying my invention mountedon the jamb wall, andiincluding the end-ot -a bolt mounted .onthe door edge wall; Fig. 2 is a sectional View of a fragment of the construction and is taken on'the' line 2-2 of Fig; 1; and Fig. 3 is a sectional viewof thebolt :cup removed from the jamb wall. Similar reference characters refer to similar partsthroughoutithe several views 01 the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, the bolt cup 1,

which embodies my invention, is provided In fitting the door 5, the bolt 6 carried thereon is projected into the bolt on 1 and then the bolt cup is rotated to vary t e relative position of the bolt hole 2 with respect to the bolt until exactly the desired fit of the bolt in the cup is obtained. The bolt cup 1 is then permanently fastened to the jamb, wall 5 against rotation, thus insuring permanence of the correct fitting of the bolt thereafter.

From the above, the simplicity of securing the correct fit of a bolt when my improved bolt cup is employed will be apparent. It Will also be evident that when my bolt cup is used no unsightly appearance will be created, since no metal of the jamb is required to be driven one Way or the other,

or to be cut away. 1 l

What I claim is:

1, The combination witha jamb wall, a

" with respect to the bolt, whereby the fit of the bolt in the bolt cup may be varied.

2. The combination witha jambwalha complementary door edge wall and a bolt carried on the door edge'wall, of a bolt cup having an eccentrically located bolt hole V respectto the bolt, whereby the fit of the bolt 'in the bolt cup may 'be'varied, said bolt cup mounted on the an'ib wall, said bolt cup being adapted to be rotated on the 'jamb wall to place theb'olt hole in various positions with including a shoulderabutting the inside of the jamb wall and a flange adapted to be clinched over the other side ofthe jamb wall,

whereby the bolt cupis held to the jamb wall.

' 3. The combination with a jamb wall, of a bolt cup mounted on the jamb wall, said bolt cuphaving means 'eccentrically positioned whereby rotation of said cup in the v plane of the jamb wall will position said means for firm engagement with a cooperating bolt.

4., Thecombination with a jamb wall, of a bolt cup mounted on the jamb wall, said bolt cup" having means eccentrically positioned whereby rotation of said cup will centrioally located therein, said bolt hole being adapted, afteradjustment of the bolt cup on thejamb to position said hole for correct fitting, to bury the end of a cooperating bolt. w

6. The combination with a jamb wall, a complementary door edge wall and a bolt carried on the door edge wall, of a bolt cup mounted on the jamb wall, said bolt cup havingbolt engaging means and adapted to be rotated in the plane of thejamb wall to place said means in various positions with respect to the bolt, whereby the fit of said bolt and said means may be varied.

7. A bolt cup including a body portion, saidbody portion having a bolt hole eccentrically located therein, said bolt hole adapted to enclose the end of a bolt whose longitudinal axis is inline with the longitudinal axis of the bolt cup.

8.'The combination with a jamb wall, of a bolt .cup mounted on the jamb wall, said bolt cup" havingavbolt hole eccentrically mountedtherein, and means for permanently securing said bolt cup to the jamb wall after,

adjustment of said cup on the jamb to position said hole for the correct fitting of a bolt in the bolt hole; V

This specification signed this 6th day of April, 1927.

FRED JOHN BREMER. 

